At least five Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been slaughtered in Damboa Local Government Area of the state, according to sources. The IDPs reportedly went in search of firewood outside Damboa town on Sunday morning when the incident happened. According to a member of the local vigilance group, Abu Damboa, the IDPs were declared missing when they didn’t return. Abu said he and his colleagues then embarked on a search-and-rescue operation. “We got the report...

Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, has disclosed that abducted Kagara schoolchildren and staff members might regain their freedom today, Sunday, February 21, 2021. Recall that bandits in military uniform had on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, stormed Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, and kidnapped 27 pupils and 15 staff members after killing one of the students. The abduction of the pupils has heightened security concerns in the country as bandits and terrorists have...